Lionel Messi stole the limelight from Sergio Ramos’ debut by packing THREE assists for PSG in a 3-1 win at St Etienne

SERGIO RAMOS finally got his Paris Saint-Germain debut – but saw his thunder stolen by the awe-inspiring Lionel Messi.

LaLiga’s previous partners all acted for the French giants in a 3-1 win at St Etienne.

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It was Real Madrid captain Ramos’ long-awaited first outing for the club after A muscle injury kept him out at the start of the season.

The Spanish defender, 35, joined the Ligue 1 side in the summer on a free from Real, and a few weeks later the Argentine legend Messi from Barcelona as a freelance agent.

Both started in PSG’s all-star squad at the Stade Geoffroy-Guichard and Ramos had a solid start – but it was Messi who stole the show by scoring all three goals for them.

The hosts took the lead in the 23rd minute in snowy conditions with a goal from Denis Bouanga but they struggled against it when they were sent off at half-time by Timothee Kolodziejczak for a trip in. Kylian Mbappe.

Messi took control then with a free kick from Kolodziejczak’s foul, which was headed by Marquinhos to make it 1-1.

They took the lead in the 11th minute when Messi found Angel Di Maria and he shot into the far corner.

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And they sealed victory in injury time when Messi crossed Marquinhos to head his second.

The win extended PSG’s Ligue 1 lead to 14 points but it was marred by an injury Neymar.

Brazilian superstar is taken out on a stretcher with an ankle injury after a tackle from Yvann Macon five minutes ago.

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